The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
HOW HE WAS SAVED.
BY WALLACE P. REED.
For The Constitution.

was very pale, and his slight frame trembod
in every FIBRE
The other members of the society, not more
than dozen in all, had all drawn white slips
from the hat They looked intensely relieved,
anu gazed at Wilson anxiously and doubtfully.
Wilson wiped the cold pcrspiration from his
brow and Strengthened himself to his full
height
Il am the youngest man among YOU" he,
said, land it seems strange that chance has
selected me for a work requiring almost super
human courage and nerve But you may trust
me. viii be true to my oath ii / have to die
fer It'll"
eve do not doubt you" replied the presi-
dent of the society; "but you must expect to
be watched Every anarchist is bound to be
SPY upon his comrades and is pledged to kill
traitor wherever he may DO found. So, my
brother, while we trust you, the safety of the
order will compel US to shadow you until you
complete your task
'When the hour arrives" answered Wilson,
''you will find that you are not mistaken in
your man."
One by one the anarchists took the young
man by the hand and assured him of their CON
fidence and support. Then the meeting
adjourned and the members of the society dis
persed
Wilson had been an active anarchist for six
months, and his zeal and ability had caused
him to be made member of the executive
committee. Little by little he had involved
himself in the plots of his comrades until there
was no retreat for him, and he had no choice
bat to go deeper into the business.
AT the meeting Of the executive committee
which had resulted in the drawing OF q black
slip Of paper by Wilson The anarchists had de-
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obnoxious man in the eyes Of the laboring men
in the great metropolis was Bullion, the
millionaire. When work was hard to pet and
wages declined everybody said that Bullion
was at the bottom Of it. Whenever body of
strikers failed to secure higher wages it waa
because Buttons money and power enabled
HIM to crush every combination. The graspng
monopolist controlled business and labor, and
the police the courts and the legislature We're
supposed to be his willing tools.
Tie assassination Of Ballion was quietly
discussed BY the executive committee at sew
eFal meetings. Finally the members drew
E lois 10 selectsthe ANeeutieaaa and II svas ~
acg srtot,la ,2e 81 tlse mars. "
afel.a5 made ii5 wag
tiIo0@h the d5rJ ana nar4oT streets lGatjd..s Is
his aginss hofelt strangely nervous.
lie had never thought that ii would come to
snch pass He had dreaned Of social revo-
linton in which he would be one Of the leaders,
but he had never thought Of committing
murder,
The day fixed for the deed was just ono
week off. Bullion was absent from the city
When the piotters had decided his fate, but
they knew the day and hour'sat for his return,
and the plan was to hoye Wilson throw a
bomb into his carriage as it passed q certain
park near the rich mons residence.
''In seven days. said Wilson after he had
reached lis room and locked hif4eelf in. otbe
time is-vory short bat am HEelg to go mad
3 9ro tho tal day arrives. Great Gcdl But
Il is horrible, IhadEopcd tha6 aarchy would
make me hero, an5 now I find that am to
be cowardiy sassia. he it so win keep
nay oath and do my appointed work"
lie felt that TT was inpo Tile 10 sleep, bat
after awhile DC throw hi1. ell on % lounge. and
when morning caue be found 20 his surprise
that he had managed 10 yet several io..rs'
s.umbar.
AS 10 was out Of cn alov9aeat and he'd
nothing 10 occupy lis t3 hits ba4 G!o MIR
dcr1us TASK as icued }o bin. Ee did moi care to
leave his room during the dag.
Itwas nearly noon when one Of the children
in the houae-a large tenement building con-
tanning scores of fami}ies--ssnald 7t his doc,
and handed him q letter, saving taat the most
man had lolt it.
Wilson worry garllY received letter. Tie
was an Englishmau, coml are tive stranger in
the country, with no rrir7] si,t tba f,oy,1.rs
Of his society, and they yicro not in the Eahst
OF communicating with him t]rough the mail,
He looked oJ The address On Tie enveloue.
but could not ree04nize the writing. a bold int
hastily serawled back band. lie ogapad D.e
n.issive and reed these mysterious words:
.rIcur riot 7iss Boon aie-ova-e1 and va,7 sro
watched. Fly leo1a Is too Iaio."
There was no sienatige. Tho Dogtn,orl.
showed that t,te letter had bocp mailed in tI,o
civ.
Jho baol.-bar1ed ,orfffua led yJriraor ~ Tim
coneIusiou Chat the ettroofy,t,l,, ,os ir,-,i-I
ftrt VINO co1l.l baye v.ritfan IN
After breeding over die matter for ~, hon.
n, more fl,e nrlzled conqnirsto, burned 49,
y,ota aud after,t,fed to force an ,I,Cnt i,
wien he u7st some Of bis clr1r9dog ts.4
,,isl,+ he dared NOT mention fI,e ,o,st,,i,,,s
message. Possibly Il was ffie to tSqt t'1 Ii,